Establishment of Slaughterhouses in Chartered Cities, Municipalities and Municipal Districts
Act No. 4142, approved on November 24, 1934, empowers chartered cities, municipalities, and municipal districts in the Philippines to establish or authorize the establishment of slaughterhouses. The act mandates the provision of veterinary or sanitary inspections and regulates the fees for slaughter, capping charges on large cattle and other domestic animals at two centavos per kilo of dressed meat, while prohibiting fees on condemned meat. Additionally, any previous laws or provisions inconsistent with this act are repealed. The law takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 4142
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 24, 1934
ACT NO. 4142
AN ACT TO EMPOWER CHARTERED CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH OR AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Chartered cities, municipalities, and municipal districts are hereby empowered to establish or authorize the establishment of slaughterhouses, to provide for their veterinary or sanitary inspection and to inspect and regulate the use of the same: Provided, That the slaughter fees to be charged on large cattle and other domestic animals slaughtered for sale or consumption, including corral fees, shall in no case exceed two centavos per kilo on dressed meat, including livers, hearts, and tongues: And provided, further, That no fee shall be charged on condemned meat.
SECTION 2. All acts or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 24, 1934.
Cite This Law
Establishment of Slaughterhouses in Chartered Cities, Municipalities and Municipal Districts, Act No. 4142, Nov 24, 1934 (Philippines)
Establishment of Slaughterhouses in Chartered Cities, Municipalities and Municipal Districts, Act No. 4142 (Phil. 1934)
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